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Published Date: 11/25/2025
Notice
Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 8, 2026, to review important research grant applications. These meetings keep sensitive info private, protecting trade secrets and personal details. Scientists applying for grants and the research community are affected, with no direct cost changes but important deadlines to note.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Closed peer review to protect secrets
If you are a scientist applying for NIH grants, the review meeting for the PAR panel is closed to the public to protect confidential trade secrets and personal information. The notice says the meeting is closed under Title 5 U.S.C. sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to prevent disclosure of patentable material and personal data.
Virtual grant review scheduled Jan 8, 2026
A virtual meeting will be held January 8, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to review and evaluate grant applications for Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research. The meeting location is listed as NIH, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, and the contact is Michael M. Opata, Ph.D., with phone 240-627-3319 and email provided.
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